Bushall is a farm. This primary sector business grows award-winning fruits such as pineapples and bananas. Bushall has 10 full-time and 50 part-time employees. All part-time job vacancies are advertised on its website. The Government has introduced legal controls for employment including a minimum wage of $8.50 per hour and a limit on the number of hours an employee can work each week. The farm manager has said to Bushall's owners: 'Taylor's theory of motivation might not work. Our team of employees enjoy what they do. These laws are not good for our employees or our business!'

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2016). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [2] (a) Knowledge [2 × 1] - award 1 mark per example. Points might include: mining, fishing, forestry, oil extraction, logging.
2. [2] (b) Application [2 × 1] - award 1 mark per way. Points might include: local newspaper, local radio, local TV, word-of-mouth, notices on farm gate, Job Centre/government agency, specialist magazine, social media/facebook, recruitment agency, contacting previous employees.
3. [2] (c) Knowledge [2 × 1] - award 1 mark for each relevant reason.
4. [2] (c) Application [2 × 1] - award 1 mark for each relevant explanation. Relevant points might include:
5. [K] (c) Financial rewards might not motivate workers [k] because they enjoy what they do [app]
6. [K] (c) Taylor assumes workers are lazy [k] these workers want to win more awards [app]
7. [K] (c) It assumes you can measure output [k] but only have output at harvest time [app]
8. [K] (c) Non-financial factors might be more important [k] e.g. Being able to work part-time [app].
9. [2] (d) Knowledge [2 × 1] - identification of relevant advantage [max 2].
10. [2] (d) Application [2 × 1] – award 1 mark for each way if relevant reference made to Bushall.
11. [2] (d) Analysis [2 × 1] – award 1 mark for each relevant explanation. Relevant points might include:
12. [K] (d) More flexible/easier to ask employees to work at busy times [k] such as the picking season [app] when some additional help is needed [an]
13. [K] (d) Help to attract new employees [k] because it fits around their other commitments [an], those who may not want to work full-time [app]
14. [K] (d) Lower labour costs [k] outside of harvest time [app] as there is less work [an]
15. [K] (d) Provide a wide range of skills/knowledge [k]
16. [K] (d) May be more motivated [k] and therefore have greater productivity [an]
17. [K] (d) Easier to find workers [k].
18. [1] (e) Knowledge [1] – award 1 mark for identification of relevant issues. Positive or negative points allowed.
19. [1] (e) Application [1] – award 1 mark if relevant reference made to Bushall's business.
20. [2] (e) Analysis [2] – award up to 2 marks for relevant development of point(s).
21. [2] (e) Evaluation [2] – justified decision made as to whether the new legal controls will benefit Bushall's employees. Either viewpoint acceptable. Relevant points might include:
22. [K] (e) Safer conditions [k] as might require guards on farm machinery [app] so less likely to have accidents [an]
23. [K] (e) Higher pay [k] as minimum wage increased to $8.50 per hour [app] so better able to satisfy basic needs [an]
24. [K] (e) Fewer jobs [k] so less than 10 full-time jobs [app] therefore they become unemployed [an]
25. [K] (e) Less pay [k] as restriction on hours [app] might mean cannot work as long as want [an].